Climate Youth Activism Initiatives: Motivations and Aims, and the Potential to Integrate Climate Activism into ESD and Transformative Learning

For about two years, the climate youth activism initiative Fridays for Future has addressed climate emergency, receiving considerable attention because of their consistent protests every week in many different locations worldwide. Based on empirical studies in Austria and Portugal, this paper invest...

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Autores principales:	Matthias Kowasch, Joana P. Cruz, Pedro Reis, Niklas Gericke, Katharina Kicker
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Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	climate activism Fridays for Future Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) transformative learning Environmental Citizenship (EC) shift in consciousness Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:39d92c9772ae4cf5a6f077f08f3b7e002021-11-11T19:21:10ZClimate Youth Activism Initiatives: Motivations and Aims, and the Potential to Integrate Climate Activism into ESD and Transformative Learning10.3390/su1321115812071-1050https://doaj.org/article/39d92c9772ae4cf5a6f077f08f3b7e002021-10-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/21/11581https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050For about two years, the climate youth activism initiative Fridays for Future has addressed climate emergency, receiving considerable attention because of their consistent protests every week in many different locations worldwide. Based on empirical studies in Austria and Portugal, this paper investigates the motivations of students to participate in the movement and the solutions proposed by young activists to fight against climate emergency. Moreover, we discuss the integration of climate change activism into ESD (education for sustainable development) and transformative learning processes, and how this enables environmental citizenship. The results of the studies reveal that emotions and feelings of solidarity and collective aims are motives to participate in the strikes. The young activists sometimes propose innovative and sometimes radical solutions to climate emergency. Both demonstrations and exhibitions as forms of bottom-up climate activism initiatives contribute to engagement in political dialogue and scientific knowledge transfer. They can be seen as “triggers of change” for transformative learning.Matthias KowaschJoana P. CruzPedro ReisNiklas GerickeKatharina KickerMDPI AGarticleclimate activismFridays for FutureEducation for Sustainable Development (ESD)transformative learningEnvironmental Citizenship (EC)shift in consciousnessEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 11581, p 11581 (2021)
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spellingShingle	climate activism Fridays for Future Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) transformative learning Environmental Citizenship (EC) shift in consciousness Environmental effects of industries and plants TD194-195 Renewable energy sources TJ807-830 Environmental sciences GE1-350 Matthias Kowasch Joana P. Cruz Pedro Reis Niklas Gericke Katharina Kicker Climate Youth Activism Initiatives: Motivations and Aims, and the Potential to Integrate Climate Activism into ESD and Transformative Learning
description	For about two years, the climate youth activism initiative Fridays for Future has addressed climate emergency, receiving considerable attention because of their consistent protests every week in many different locations worldwide. Based on empirical studies in Austria and Portugal, this paper investigates the motivations of students to participate in the movement and the solutions proposed by young activists to fight against climate emergency. Moreover, we discuss the integration of climate change activism into ESD (education for sustainable development) and transformative learning processes, and how this enables environmental citizenship. The results of the studies reveal that emotions and feelings of solidarity and collective aims are motives to participate in the strikes. The young activists sometimes propose innovative and sometimes radical solutions to climate emergency. Both demonstrations and exhibitions as forms of bottom-up climate activism initiatives contribute to engagement in political dialogue and scientific knowledge transfer. They can be seen as “triggers of change” for transformative learning.
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author	Matthias Kowasch Joana P. Cruz Pedro Reis Niklas Gericke Katharina Kicker
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title	Climate Youth Activism Initiatives: Motivations and Aims, and the Potential to Integrate Climate Activism into ESD and Transformative Learning
title_short	Climate Youth Activism Initiatives: Motivations and Aims, and the Potential to Integrate Climate Activism into ESD and Transformative Learning
title_full	Climate Youth Activism Initiatives: Motivations and Aims, and the Potential to Integrate Climate Activism into ESD and Transformative Learning
title_fullStr	Climate Youth Activism Initiatives: Motivations and Aims, and the Potential to Integrate Climate Activism into ESD and Transformative Learning
title_full_unstemmed	Climate Youth Activism Initiatives: Motivations and Aims, and the Potential to Integrate Climate Activism into ESD and Transformative Learning
title_sort	climate youth activism initiatives: motivations and aims, and the potential to integrate climate activism into esd and transformative learning
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/39d92c9772ae4cf5a6f077f08f3b7e00
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Climate Youth Activism Initiatives: Motivations and Aims, and the Potential to Integrate Climate Activism into ESD and Transformative Learning

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